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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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